Aspic for a Year: Rats
Description
Aspic for the Year of the Rat is an original and very delicious New Year’s dish. If you don’t know how, serve the appetizer at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making aspic for the Year of the Rat.
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Step 2
Rinse the chicken and place it in a pot. For this recipe, you can use any parts of the chicken—drumsticks, thighs, legs, or wings. But I recommend using meat on the bone; it is tastier, and the aspic will set better.
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Step 3
Cover the meat with water and cook for 1 hour. After the water comes to a boil, skim off the foam, add salt, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer over low heat so the broth does not boil away. Season the broth with pepper to taste.
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Step 4
Soak the gelatin in 150 grams of cold water and let it stand for 15 minutes until it swells.
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Step 5
Remove the meat from the broth and add the bloomed gelatin to it. Stir the gelatin into the hot broth; it will dissolve completely.
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Step 6
Let the chicken cool slightly and separate the meat from the bones. Remove the skin as well.
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Step 7
Place the chicken on the bottom of the dish. You can use a nice glass or ceramic dish.
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Step 8
Pour warm broth over the meat, let it cool completely on the counter, then refrigerate the aspic until fully set.
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Step 9
After 3-4 hours the aspic will set; garnish it with mice made from boiled quail eggs. Make the ears and tails from carrot. You can make the mice’s eyes from peppercorns. Garnish the aspic with herbs.